What are the Odds of Buying or Selling a Classic Craftsman Home in Springfield’s Washburne District?

March 6, 2011

Do you like historic craftsman bungalows? The kind with oak and fir floors, handmade built-in cabinetry, high ceilings and oversize trim? There aren’t many of these classic homes left in Lane County, but one place to find them at affordable prices is Springfield’s Historic Washburne District. Bordered by Pioneer Parkway and A , 10th, and [...]

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Eugene Real Estate Geek

February 17, 2011

Maybe it’s because I got into the business after the lending collapse of 2008. Maybe I’ve just had a charmed experience. Or maybe I’m just too clueless to know the difference. But I love helping people buy and sell real estate, even in our current challenging market, and I find myself geeking out on local [...]

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Free Money For First Time Home Buyers in Springfield?

January 31, 2011

OK, the money isn’t actually free, but because it is a no-interest loan, and doesn’t have to be paid back until you sell or refinance, it is certainly the next-best thing for those who qualify! The Springfield Home Ownership Program (SHOP) was created to encourage home ownership in Springfield by assisting low-income residents with the [...]

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Protect and Inform Yourself when Selling Real Estate in Oregon.

January 10, 2011

For years, the Oregon Association of Realtors has been providing important information to protect buyers of Real Estate in Oregon. Now there is a resource that provides the same detailed information about real estate transactions from a sellers perspective. Click to download the complete document in Adobe PDF format, or visit the source page for [...]

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Mortgage Interest Rates Up 3/4 Point in the Last 20 Days.

December 21, 2010

Is historically cheap home financing coming to an end? Home buyers have had it so good for so long. The average interest rate has declined steadily over the past thirty years, apparently bottoming out around the first of September 2010. Now it seems that the tide has turned, as evidenced by the chart below: What [...]

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Eugene Oregon – Fewer Homes On The Market, But More Are selling. Real Estate update November 2010.

December 16, 2010

November inventory of homes for sale registered at 9.2 months of inventory, the lowest level since it hit 7.2 months in June 2010. Download the full report here…

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What Is Escrow?

December 1, 2010

In a typical real estate transaction, the buyer is represented by one Realtor®, and the seller by another. The buyer also usually has a loan officer in their corner, but there is one player in the transaction that functions as a neutral third party. The escrow agent is this trusted, independent party that carries out [...]

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Have we hit the bottom? Lane County Home Sales October 2010.

November 18, 2010

Average sale price approaching pre-bubble mark. MLS data for Greater Lane County indicates that the average sale price for residential real estate dropped 6.6% since October 2009. The median sale price is down 2.6% for the same period. The rolling average (comparing the previous twelve months with the 12 months before that) shows a more [...]

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First Time Home Buyer in Eugene? Need Money For Your Downpayment?

November 14, 2010

The City of Eugene launched its Homebuyer Assistance Program (HAP) in July 1998. Since then, an average of thirty loans per year have been made to help first time home buyers purchase a home in Eugene. Program Description Eugene’s HAP Program is available to low-income residents for the first-time purchase of a home in Eugene. The [...]

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Where Are The Best Deals In Eugene?

November 8, 2010

Our local Multiple Listing Service (MLS), divides the City of Eugene into eight search areas. The graph below charts the median sale prices, from low to high, for three bed, two bath single family homes sold over the last six months. Prices are rounded to the nearest thousand. Why track the median sale price? Though [...]

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